ET laws Flashcards
a regulation
an official rule that controls the way that things are done
to prohibit
to forbid
red tape
documents, rules or processes that cause delays
to put sth into practice
to apply sth
to forbid
to ban
well-enforced
strongly limited
ignored
not followed (law)
to prevent from
to stop from happening
to cut corners
to undertake sth in what appears to be the easiest, quickest or cheapest way, especially by omitting to do sth important
a catch-22. situation
a set of problems that is impossible to escape from because each problem must be solved first before you can solve any of the others
a free-for-all
an uncontrolled situation in which people are competing with each other to gain as much as they can for themselves
to pass new legislation
to pass a new law
to uphold an ordered society
to make sure the society follows rules a lives in peace and order
to curb lawless behaviour
to control behaviour against the law
to be tempted into…
to really want to do or have sth, esp. sth that is not good for you
juvenile delinquency
crime among young people
the legal age
the age at which a person takes on the rights and responsibilities of an adult
a disciplinary action
an action which main purpose is to enforce discipline
a random crime
without a conscious decision
to be suspicious
to believe that sb has probably done sth wrong
to deter sb from doing sth
to make sb decide not to do sth
to aid and abet sb
to help sb to commit a crime
a convict
sb who is in prison because they have committed a crime
to bring sb to justice
to arrest sb for a crime and ensure that they are tired in court
a legal proceeding
an activity that seeks to invoke the power of a tribunal in order to enforce a law
crime prevention
an attempt to reduce and deter crime and criminals
brutality
extreme violence
to fall victim to sth
to become a victim
an online fraud
a crime in which the perpetrator develops a scheme using one or more elements of the Internet to deprive a person of property or money
to stand trial
to be tried in a court of law
a repeat offender
a person who has committed a crime many times
to rehabilitate
to help a criminal to return to a healthy, independent and useful life
to regulate and oversee
to control and supervise
to impose a ban on sth
to forbid sth
to abolish sth
to officially get rid of a law, system or practice
to implement sth
to make sth start to work and be used
to translate sth into action
to put sth into practice
to take draconian measures to do sth
to take strict action
government’s laxity in sth
government’s neglect
to formulate a policy
to make a policy
law and order
safe and peaceful conditions in society that result when people obey the law
too harsh
too severe
anarchy and chaos
when people are behaving in a way that ignores normal rules and laws and are unable to be controlled
a minor offence
a crime that is not very serious
a downright unfair law
an extremely unfair law
to get fined
to be made pay an amount of money as punishment for breaking the law
to be arrested
to be taken to prison
to be sent to gaol (Br)/jail (Am)
to be taken to prison
a minor infringement
a petty crime
to exercise authority in unjust ways
to have some illegal dealings
